I didn't realize an employee telling a customer they could get the game cheaper was worth attitude.
Given we don't really know exactly what "giving him crap" really means. If the kid walked up and said I'd like a new copy of The Show" and the employee, as I'm guessing was told to do, informs the kid that a used copy would be cheaper, all he had to say was "No thanks, I'd like a new one."
Sure, if the employee was a jerk, by all means, most-likely-made-up-pre-teen, cop some 'tude if you really must.
If he was just doing his job neutrally, don't be d-bag.

I've never had used games pushed on me at GameStop. Or even had bad experiences.
I just have a hard time imagining an employee really caring that much about pushing used game sales, even if it's asked of them to at least try. But hey, maybe that's just me.

So I was at my Mcdonalds today, placing my order for a big mac, when there was a kid buying the latest milkshake. He just went up, said "I'd like the new double choc milkshake" when the guy started giving him crap about not buying a low sugared alternative. He said "So why are you even bothering buying a high sugared filled milkshake when the fatty ones are cheaper?". Keep in mind he only looked around 11 years old, the same age as me. He said "For starters, you shouldn't be giving me this crap, I should be able to buy something, no questions asked. Second, I've already looked it up, there's only 22% more sugars in this, so really this is going to end up being the same. Third, every other time I've been forced into buying a low sugared content milkshake here, the milk has always been rotten, I don't feel like having to go all the way back here to get another milkshake. Finally, don't act like I don't know about the ridiculous profit margins you guys make off of sexy milkshakes, while the people who actually made the sexy milkshake get cut out of that deal. So, anymore stupid questions?" The guy sat there stunned for a couple seconds, before asking, will you marry me?

And they make idiots of whoever sells them their games back. The prices they offer are just flat out outrageous. I bought Mafia 2 on amazon for 30$ thanks to some deal they had and some coupons. Brand new. I finished it in couple of days, didn't really liked it, decided to take it to local lamestop (walking distance from my home) and they said they gonna give me 6$ for it!!! It was not even a week after the game was released! I sold it back to amazon for 33$. That is another reason i don't spend my money in that store. I bought total of 2 games on PS3 at lamestop and I think that's it.

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I traded away virtually my entire gaming history and all I have to show for it is a Playstation that only functions upside down.

I still have a lot of fragments, but none of the classics that filled my cabinets...

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I still have my PS2 games and few SNES and PS1 games. Everything else stayed in Poland. I knew my PS2 and games won't go to waste and after my son was born and grew up a little he was playing on it. Still have it, and it's still functional, keeping it for my grankids lol

It just ticks me off that they're going to be jerks and force stuff on people, especially kids. This guy had it coming for him.

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The guy had it coming, lmao? He's only doing what the company he works for wants him to do. If you don't like that, don't blame the man making minimum wage, boycott the company.

The kid, if real, was very impressive, though. But, if he was that well informed about it, he was prepared to say what he did before he got there, because he anticipated the salesman asking him about a used version.

I think the mature thing to do would be say, "no, thank you, I'll take the new copy of the game." If pressed again, I can see going into detail like he did, but if not then a "no, thank you" would maybe have be enough.

little kids are always idiots when it comes to used games 1, the resurface all disc based games, 2 if a power up rewards card used games are cheaper even if you buy the online pass, 3, don't hate on someone for doing their job especially when what they are saying is true

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Still, most games I've bought from this store have more than their fair share of scratches, and it's annoying having to go through the hassle of buying more points/adding money to the account even if the savings are one or two dollars.

It just ticks me off that they're going to be jerks and force stuff on people, especially kids. This guy had it coming for him.

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The guy had it coming, lmao? He's only doing what the company he works for wants him to do. If you don't like that, don't blame the man making minimum wage, boycott the company.

The kid, if real, was very impressive, though. But, if he was that well informed about it, he was prepared to say what he did before he got there, because he anticipated the salesman asking him about a used version.

I think the mature thing to do would be say, "no, thank you, I'll take the new copy of the game." If pressed again, I can see going into detail like he did, but if not then a "no, thank you" would maybe have be enough.

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He asked the kid about four times, even saying that he was stupid not to buy a used game, yea, this guy had it coming

So I was at my Mcdonalds today, placing my order for a big mac, when there was a kid buying the latest milkshake. He just went up, said "I'd like the new double choc milkshake" when the guy started giving him crap about not buying a low sugared alternative. He said "So why are you even bothering buying a high sugared filled milkshake when the fatty ones are cheaper?". Keep in mind he only looked around 11 years old, the same age as me. He said "For starters, you shouldn't be giving me this crap, I should be able to buy something, no questions asked. Second, I've already looked it up, there's only 22% more sugars in this, so really this is going to end up being the same. Third, every other time I've been forced into buying a low sugared content milkshake here, the milk has always been rotten, I don't feel like having to go all the way back here to get another milkshake. Finally, don't act like I don't know about the ridiculous profit margins you guys make off of sexy milkshakes, while the people who actually made the sexy milkshake get cut out of that deal. So, anymore stupid questions?" The guy sat there stunned for a couple seconds, before asking, will you marry me?

Does this happen at most Gamestops? My Gamestop is really good. It has superb customer service. I feel bad for people who have annoying Gamestops like this.

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I'm with you on that. I hear all these stories about people having bad experiences with GameStops but the two I go to give me nothing but great customer service.

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This. It just depends on the people that work there. The EBGames I frequent have an awesome team, and they actually help out people. I was going to get Arkham City pre-owned until the person at the counter said that I would be missing out on the Catwoman missions.

The guys at my local store don't pull that shit on me, but maybe that's because they've seen me at the store multiple times.

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Yeah my Gamestop will stop me buying used games so I don't miss out on online passes and what not. They also have great knowledge in gaming, they are always up to date on the gaming news. I have many places to go to buy games, but I always pick that gamestop because it possibly has the best customer service I have ever seen at a store in my town. I can actually have conversations with them about anything, they joke around, etc.

I'm with you on that. I hear all these stories about people having bad experiences with GameStops but the two I go to give me nothing but great customer service.

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This. It just depends on the people that work there. The EBGames I frequent have an awesome team, and they actually help out people. I was going to get Arkham City pre-owned until the person at the counter said that I would be missing out on the Catwoman missions.

The guys at my local store don't pull that shit on me, but maybe that's because they've seen me at the store multiple times.

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Yeah my Gamestop will stop me buying used games so I don't miss out on online passes and what not. They also have great knowledge in gaming, they are always up to date on the gaming news. I have many places to go to buy games, but I always pick that gamestop because it possibly has the best customer service I have ever seen at a store in my town. I can actually have conversations with them about anything, they joke around, etc.

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My gamestop is like that too. Thats why they get my business first unless they just dont have the game Im looking for in stock.

This. It just depends on the people that work there. The EBGames I frequent have an awesome team, and they actually help out people. I was going to get Arkham City pre-owned until the person at the counter said that I would be missing out on the Catwoman missions.

The guys at my local store don't pull that shit on me, but maybe that's because they've seen me at the store multiple times.

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Yeah my Gamestop will stop me buying used games so I don't miss out on online passes and what not. They also have great knowledge in gaming, they are always up to date on the gaming news. I have many places to go to buy games, but I always pick that gamestop because it possibly has the best customer service I have ever seen at a store in my town. I can actually have conversations with them about anything, they joke around, etc.

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My gamestop is like that too. Thats why they get my business first unless they just dont have the game Im looking for in stock.

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Yea, the only other place I could buy games around where I live is Walmart, and I always hate going in there due to seeing about 4 people I know and having to get in a conversation for what seem like forever

Yeah my Gamestop will stop me buying used games so I don't miss out on online passes and what not. They also have great knowledge in gaming, they are always up to date on the gaming news. I have many places to go to buy games, but I always pick that gamestop because it possibly has the best customer service I have ever seen at a store in my town. I can actually have conversations with them about anything, they joke around, etc.

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My gamestop is like that too. Thats why they get my business first unless they just dont have the game Im looking for in stock.

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Yea, the only other place I could buy games around where I live is Walmart, and I always hate going in there due to seeing about 4 people I know and having to get in a conversation for what seem like forever

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Walmarts a pain in the ass. You have to find the one guy who has the key to gaming case and he is usually already helping someone or is taking a dump.

My gamestop is like that too. Thats why they get my business first unless they just dont have the game Im looking for in stock.

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Yea, the only other place I could buy games around where I live is Walmart, and I always hate going in there due to seeing about 4 people I know and having to get in a conversation for what seem like forever

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Walmarts a pain in the ass. You have to find the one guy who has the key to gaming case and he is usually already helping someone or is taking dump.

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What a great way to put it, I'd rather take the used game speech than have to deal with that any day.

I'm pretty sure it is a policy that every worker at GameStop has to act like a stuck up child. I remember when I was 16 I went in just to look, with a friend. I went up and tried to buy an M rated game, I had kind of blanked on me not being old enough. The dude practically ripped my head off yelling at me, then told me to come back when I was 17. Went in one day when I was 17 to get an M rated game, same treatment, and told to come in at 18 and try again. I'm surprised they're still successful. If any other major game store chains ever open, GameStop is screwed.

I'm pretty sure it is a policy that every worker at GameStop has to act like a stuck up child. I remember when I was 16 I went in just to look, with a friend. I went up and tried to buy an M rated game, I had kind of blanked on me not being old enough. The dude practically ripped my head off yelling at me, then told me to come back when I was 17. Went in one day when I was 17 to get an M rated game, same treatment, and told to come in at 18 and try again. I'm surprised they're still successful. If any other major game store chains ever open, GameStop is screwed.

This isn't really a Playstation related topic, but I felt it needed to be shared somewhere.

So I was at my Gamestop today, placing my preorder for PS4, when there was a kid buying the latest MLB: The Show game. He just went up, said "I'd like a new copy of MLB 13: The Show" when the guy started giving him crap about not buying a used game. He said "So why are you even bothering buying a new game when used ones are cheaper?". Keep in mind he only looked around 11 years old. He said "For starters, you shouldn't be giving me this crap, I should be able to buy something, no questions asked. Second, I've already looked it up, there's an online pass for this game, so really this is going to end up being cheaper. Third, every other time I've been forced into buying a used game here, the disc has always been scratched up, I don't feel like having to go all the way back here to get another copy. Finally, don't act like I don't know about the ridiculous profit margins you guys make off of used games, while the people who actually made the game get cut out of that deal. So, anymore stupid questions?" The guy sat there stunned for a couple seconds, before asking, "Do you have a power-up card?

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I love informed children great post man.. This really just made my day.. Just like my brothers step son.. Very wide eyed and informed..

You all are missing the best part of this gif, if you didn't notice it.

It's the dood on the right who is air fist bumping to a player on the field (who is undoubtedly not air fist bumping back). The kicker is you can see him mutter 'That's my boy.' to himself and then give the weakest fist pump known to man.

Gamestop is worse then a pawn shop really. I took my 3 month old Wii U up there, with additional games and the Wii Lan Adapter ( another 40$ ), and they wanted to give me 100$ cash for it all.

I just walked out and told em they were crooks and they just lost a ton of gaming business. Since then have ordered over 1000$ worth of stuff on Amazon for the upcoming PS4 release. I for one, could care less if Gamestop went down.

They are quite rude with customers
I went to one like 5-6 years ago and the were only a few gamestop stores in the UK
The store was totally empty but the 35 year old goth manager yelled at me as if i'm just looking, i should get out of the store. I was actually going to buy something aswell but their loss.